It's pretty simple.

So that Holland Michigan could hear about the nasty political impasse for the nation's continuing economic woes, he reaches into our pockets.  His fancy to politic on the public dime seems largely ignored however, and the question of legitimate political participation more than a year in front of the next presidential election is not even asked by most in the media, or those who have sufficient status in punditry land.

He is getting a pass and continues to blame all others for the problems caused by himself and those in power who have operated in a like manner for too long. From Business week:

His toughly worded message -- he said there was frustration in his voice, in case anyone missed the point -- came amid a series of polls showing that people are disgusted with political dysfunction and are dispensing blame all around, including on Obama.

Blame.

A friend writes (and you know who you are) that if we google "Obama Blames"  it returns nearly 7 million results. When calculated for the number of days Obama has been alive, then down to the hour, it is 15.7 blames per hour, every hour for his entire life.

That must take some serious practice.

Given THAT math, and then the highlight of money spent to haul the Deficit In Chief in and out of Holland, we are reminded that he is only STARTING to work on his re-election.  For the next year, the tanks on Air Force One will be topped off perpetually, direct from the strategic oil reserve, in an in-kind contribution method from the taxpayer.

Averaging 4 hours per day, at $181,757 per hour, for only 300 days of the year, it means the President is dinging the taxpayer for an additional $200+ Million more for the sake of his political aspirations on fight services alone.  It means his greenhouse gas footprint even beats that sweaty assaulter Al Gore in his collection of paradise equipped accommodations.

And again, that isn't including the cost and impact of the traveling crew.

Somehow, I have to think spending like this would be criticized more openly if the debt ceiling increase had been stopped.  The sheath of fiscal responsibility carries a much sharper blade when honed with a tight budget.